"We can't remain silent while our islands are sinking. We can't remain silent while our people are suffering, Talia said. Tuvalu is a nation of atolls and reef islands in the south Pacific and is considered acutely vulnerable to sea level rise and fiercer storms caused by the climate crisis. The US has withdrawn from the Paris climate agreement, and I think that's a shameful thing to do, he said."
"Trump himself has made clear his disdain for the climate crisis, calling it a con job and a hoax while axing environmental rules and clean energy projects in the US and urging other countries to remain dependent on fossil fuels. If you don't get away from this green scam, your country is going to fail, the US president told leaders at a UN speech in September."
At Cop30 in Belém, Brazil, representatives from 193 countries gathered while the United States remained absent from the summit. The climate minister of Tuvalu publicly denounced the US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement and called for accountability, stressing that Tuvalu faces existential threats from sea level rise and fiercer storms. Delegations privately expressed alarm at US attempts to impede climate action but showed reluctance to speak openly for fear of retribution. The US president has dismissed the climate crisis, rolled back environmental protections, and encouraged continued dependence on fossil fuels.
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